Ace blind leading the blind Member 3,657 Member For: 16y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Mt Alford, Queensland Posted 16/12/09 08:50 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 08:50 PM I have had the brake swith fail after I have activated cruise - scares the sh*t outta ya but for everything to fail at once its a bit far fetched Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomonkey Banned 9 Member For: 15y 7m 12d Gender: Male Posted 16/12/09 10:30 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 10:30 PM did he try pushing the ON/OFF switch on the cruise control Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 16y 2m 16d Gender: Male Posted 16/12/09 10:50 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 10:50 PM The impending inspection will reveal all. A quick pull of the ignition fuse would have sorted it all. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashturbo Donating Members 280 Member For: 16y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Watsonia Posted 16/12/09 10:54 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 10:54 PM (edited) or turn off the ignition, or push into neutral, or proper push of the brakes (like he did when there was actually some danger).. Edited 16/12/09 10:55 PM by dashturbo Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dule Donating Members 1,180 Member For: 18y 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 16/12/09 10:55 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 10:55 PM the only thing is that it might be a little hard to find a fuse while doing a 100 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji_vs Donating Members 403 Member For: 17y 6d Gender: Male Location: East Suburbs Melbourne Posted 16/12/09 11:20 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 11:20 PM Just a thought heard it somewhere, if the cruise control was stuck, would applying the brake cause the throttle to open more as the engine would think that the car is slowing and would attempt to speed the car up? Causing the brakes to fail as there is no vacuum to help with the brake assist?Seriously though it seems odd as you could simply press the OFF button on the cruise control and I doubt that that would have failed as well. Or even putting it in neutral. Something isnt right here. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 16y 2m 16d Gender: Male Posted 16/12/09 11:25 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 11:25 PM Yep, he tried all of the above solutions. All apparently wouldn't work. The only explanation I can see is that when he crossed the median, he said the car "jumped" which may have disabled the cruise control, thus allowing him to break to a stop.Dule, If my car was stuck on 100 and nothing would disable it, I'm 100% certain I could find the fuse box and start pulling fuses like mad. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 16/12/09 11:41 PM Share Posted 16/12/09 11:41 PM On 16/12/2009 at 10:55 PM, dule said: the only thing is that it might be a little hard to find a fuse while doing a 100Yet he could manage to locate the Ford head office phone number and call it instead of 000. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharkit Donating Members 251 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Posted 17/12/09 01:56 AM Share Posted 17/12/09 01:56 AM On 16/12/2009 at 11:41 PM, tmac450 said: Yet he could manage to locate the Ford head office phone number and call it instead of 000.Exactly... Doesnt add up. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-963873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/12/09 12:12 AM Share Posted 18/12/09 12:12 AM Turn the car off!! FARK :banghead: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/64356-cruise-control-terror-for-freeway-driver/page/3/#findComment-964193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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